Your First Visit

Preparing for your First Visit to then TCM Clinic Cardiff:

In order to examine these human pathological conditions in practice, TCM ancient specialists established four main TCM diagnostic methods as commonly called inspection: auscultation and listening and smelling, inquiring, and pulse examination.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners perform their clinical assessment through four diagnostic methods: Inspection, Listening & Smelling, Inquiring and Palpation / Pulse Examination.

Inspection: Using visual inspection to observe for any abnormalities in patients’ vitality, complexion, tongue and bodily secretions.

Listening & Smelling: To detect any abnormalities in the sounds produced by patients, respiration etc. Attending to odours emitted through patients’ breath, secretions and excretions can help in diagnosing patients’ conditions.

Inquiring: Inquiring about observable symptoms or signs and relevant medical history to aid diagnosis of illnesses and progressions.

Pulse examination: Pathological changes and functions of each organ can be predicted by palpating the pulse and through pressing corresponding body parts.

After this diagnosis and differentiation of the internal condition, practitioner can design a course of treatment based on the patient’s condition to achieve the desired effect.